# Altair GraphQL Client

> A beautiful feature-rich GraphQL Client for all platforms.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/altair-graphql-client](https://chrome-stats.com/d/altair-graphql-client)

## Overview

- **ID:** `altair-graphql-client`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Samuel
- **Category:** web-development,other
- **Daily users:** 2,022
- **Weekly downloads:** 22
- **Rating:** 4.48 / 5 (21 ratings)
- **Version:** 8.0.1
- **Last updated:** 2024-11-03
- **First published:** 2017-11-09
- **Size:** 6.85 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-06
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/altair-graphql-client/)
- **Website:** [https://altair.sirmuel.design/](https://altair.sirmuel.design/)

## Description

Altair GraphQL Client is a versatile and intuitive GraphQL client designed for developers who need to quickly query GraphQL servers without direct server access. Its user-friendly interface allows you to write, test, and debug queries with ease by providing features like pretty printing, linting, and autocomplete.

With Altair, you can easily set custom headers for your requests and view schema documentation, which is cached for offline availability. Your query data is persisted, enabling you to continue your work seamlessly. This extension is a powerful utility for anyone working with GraphQL APIs across platforms, enhancing productivity and simplifying the API testing process.

## Rankings

- #2,180 — Overall
- #236 — Web Development
- #349 — Other extensions
- #5 — graph
- #47 — platform
- #78 — query

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `http://*/`
- `https://*/`
- `tabs`
- `storage`
- `notifications`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
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## Review summary

Altair GraphQL Client is praised for its user-friendly design, saving query data for convenience, and active development. However, multiple users express concern over the extensive permissions required, especially access to all site data, which raises privacy alarms. The extension doesn't work reliably in private browsing mode and lacks some features like automatic schema reload and multiple schema doc support.

### Pros

- User-friendly interface and ease of use.
- Saves queries, mutations, subscriptions, and headers for convenience.
- Constant improvements and quick response to issues.
- Useful for performing GraphQL operations within Firefox.

### Cons

- Requires permission to access data on all sites, causing privacy concerns.
- Does not work properly in Firefox private windows despite permission settings.
- Lacks support for multiple schema documentation pages.
- Does not automatically reload schema documentation when APIs change.

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